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I've owned my quilt shop since 1990, specializing in antique reproduction fabrics. Made my first quilt in 1976 which greatly reduced my sewing of clothing! Would like to find more time to SEW.......maybe when I retire? Am married to a farmer, have 3 children and 4 grandchildren who are the light of my life!!! And now there are 3 great-grandchildren and another due in January 2019!

Ann Robinson Bedcover
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This bedcover is one of the earliest quilts in the Shelburne Museum
collection, and is on the cover of the book Enduring Grace, Quilts from the
Shelburn...

5 years ago

Monday, December 5, 2016

Exciting Quilt Days with Friends Part 3 Potholder Quilt

Guess what this is! Continuing.....in a not very timely manner I am sorry to write, the quilts from the Shelburne seen 22 Oct.......A Potholder Quilt from the Shelburne Museum collection! Most unusual layout! Perhaps someone made the Compass blocks intending to applique them onto background squares which is what we typically see. Then, either the Maker or Someone Else quilted and bound the blocks in red and proceeded to make the 4 quilted/bound (in blue) setting shapes! Much more work IMHO but Very Striking! Shelburne acquired the Maine quilt in 2001; maker unknown, Circa 1885. Pam Weeks (aka Potholder Pam who is writing a book about Potholder Quilts) told me that the majority of potholder quilts found so far have a Maine connection. This one has cut corners for a 4 poster bed as a large percentage of antique Maine quilts have.

The short seams connecting the setting pieces can be seen here at the circle midpoints.

New fabrics and new books! Lovely "Pumpkin Pie" line from Edyta Sitar (Laundry Basket Quilts), one of my many favorite designers! Ten bolts join the 80+ already in stock from previous lines!

Wonderful background for applique done with strong colors!

New books are ""Treasury of Quilts" by 19th Century Patchwork Divas from Texas (Betsy Churchian and Friends!) and "Scraps Made Simple" from the Moda All-Stars series.

I needed a 6" pine tree block for my History Repeated 9-Patch (next post!) instead of the 8" in the book. Took a long time to make but love the finished block! Might be the block I should make with the shoeboxes full of half-square triangles that I just can't stop making! It's an Addiction to be always preparing and thinking so far ahead for quilts down the road! Should just concentrate on what I am working on Now! (more on that in next post too!)

Love this Sawtooth block by Carrie Nelson! Made one up very Quickly! Tho this time I Enlarged the block (to 7-1/2") as I have oodles of precut 6"to 6-1/2" squares to work with and will not want to take the time to cut them into 4-1/2" squares tho I Love her darling little 5" block! Yes, I would get little 1-1/2" strips which I use a lot but don't need any more for foreseeable future!

Scrap Box Giveaway is full again! Leave a comment if you would like to be included in the drawing! Please leave contact info if you are a No-Reply person and I am sorry that I can't mail overseas.

Today is our first Snow Day and it is already 4:30 pm and I have No Sewing Done! Yet!

Always love your blog and to see what you're working on. Hope to get back to your shop next summer. Would love to win the scrapbox to send to a friend in VA that lost everything in a fire a number of years ago and has no money for fabrics.

Very nice quilt...I like the use of the yellow/gold in it. Missed getting to the shop last month; but my dear friend Mary Ann lost her battle with cancer on Oct.29. Miss her terribly. Merry Christmas!!

I've been admiring Wendy's potholder quilts at The Constant Quilter. Thanks for the close look at that lovely old mariner's compass! Such a fascinating technique!And I'm always up for a box of scraps - yes, please, please sign me up! 8)

I am so intrigued by the potholder quilt. I would love to be entered into your draw too. Could you explain more about what a potholder quilt is exactly :) Enjoy your blog and drool over your facebook fabric posts!

Cyndi, Your fabric selections are the best, as is your shop! Thanks for sharing quilt history with us--I love it when you post about your adventures to museums and show us so much that we'd otherwise miss. Thanks, too, for offering the scrap bag.

Enjoying pictures from Shelburne Museum,work just down the road at The Teddy Bear Company, hope you had a chance to visit! I would love to win this scrap box, although it doesn't look like just scraps. Haven't had opportunity to visit your shop as yet, hopefully this summer. Thank you

I visited Shelburne Museum many years ago, but don't recall having seen this potholder quilt at that time, in fact not sure I've ever seen one in person. So much eye candy here, lots of luscious fabrics and your scrap box looks very inviting!

Thank you for sharing that amazing quilt. So much work. I'm scared just thinking about doing a quilt like that! The book looks lovely and so does Pumpkin Pie. The Sawtooth block is one of my favorites. Enjoy your awesome day!

The round potholder circles are interesting, I have only seen the square one before. Wonder what the maker was thinking with this. Was a lot more work than appliqué! I like your pine tree block. It has never been a favorite before, but am starting to like. Thanks for the photos of what you are working on.

Love EVERYTHING about your blog and lovely shop...my daughter and I hope one day to be able to visit as we have nothing like it in southwest Texas! My scraps would love to meet your scraps...thank you for the opportunity! clarksara0@gmail.com

Cyndi, you got great pictures of the potholder-quilt. Love it! And I think your idea of using extra hsts to make pine trees is a great one! Why didn't I think of that???Love the new fabrics! I'd be quite content with your scrap box!! Or even half of it!!Hope you're staying warm and safe!!xxxxs,

Interesting Potholder Quilt I couldn't figure out the block was the circle the potholder then appliqued to a background? I am very interested in the potholder method and have discussed this with "The constant quilter". Wendy has given me some excellent advice as to how to learn this method. Looking forward to Pam Weeks book and hope to go to N E Quilt Museum and the Sherborn this summer. Would love to have that scrap box.